Elatochori
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Elatochori
Ελατοχώρι | |
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 A view of Elatochori | |
  Elatochori | |
| Coordinates: 40°19.2′N 22°16′E / 40.3200°N 22.267°E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | Central Macedonia |
| Regional unit | Pieria |
| Municipality | Katerini |
| Municipal unit | Pierioi |
| Area | |
• Community | 38.872 km2 (15.009 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 780 m (2,560 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Community | 447 |
| • Density | 11.5/km2 (29.8/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 601 00 |
| Area code | +30-2351 |
| Vehicle registration | KN |
Elatochori (Greek: Ελατοχώρι) is a village and a community of the Katerini municipality.[2] Before the 2011 local government reform it was part of the municipality of Pierioi, of which it was a municipal district.[2] The 2021 census recorded 447 inhabitants in the village.[1] The community of Elatochori covers an area of 38.872 km2.[3]
Elatochori is situated west of Katerini, and south of Veria. It is a mountainous village that lies on the Pierian Mountains. There is also a ski resort 6 km from the village.
